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[QUOTE=StubbornMule;2880513]Hello all,
I'm considering a trip to Tijuana in early January. The flight I would take to San Diego arrives at 7:30 pm. Can I take the blue line down to San Ysidro at that time? I've been in the afternoon but never in the evening. Also I heard PedWest is closed. Will I be able to cross into Tijuana from San Ysidro? What time does the border crossing close? TIA.[/QUOTE]PedEast doesn't close.
Until the line at the border crossing is reduced, Tijuana is off limits to me.
I guess most posters here use Sentri to cross, and so are unaffected by the long wait to get back to the US.
[QUOTE=StubbornMule;2880513]Hello all,
I'm considering a trip to Tijuana in early January. The flight I would take to San Diego arrives at 7:30 pm. Can I take the blue line down to San Ysidro at that time? I've been in the afternoon but never in the evening. Also I heard PedWest is closed. Will I be able to cross into Tijuana from San Ysidro? What time does the border crossing close? TIA.[/QUOTE]The 992 bus runs from the airport until midnight and the trolley system runs until 12:30-1 am so yeah, you'd have plenty of time if your plane arrives at 7:30. The PedEast border never closes.
[QUOTE=StubbornMule;2880513]Hello all,
I'm considering a trip to Tijuana in early January. The flight I would take to San Diego arrives at 7:30 pm. Can I take the blue line down to San Ysidro at that time? I've been in the afternoon but never in the evening. Also I heard PedWest is closed. Will I be able to cross into Tijuana from San Ysidro? What time does the border crossing close? TIA.[/QUOTE]There is a free shuttle bus from the airport to the Old Town trolley station.
You have plenty of time to make it to Tijuana via the trolley.
[QUOTE=Sol12;2880460]I think some are confusing 2 different things. The ninth floor is the last floor of the hotel and has big baller suites. You can see them on the website and the prices. Those would be good places if you have a bachelor party or something and wan privacy.
The 10th floor is the club they built during COVID but by the time they finished it the COVID restrictions were mostly over. It's was talked about by a few guys on this board but wasn't anything special, if I remember correctly they woul close HK at 5 am and tell people to go to the 10th floor to party more but most just left since most girls were done by that time. I remember at one time they were forcing the waiters to go and work for 1 hour in that club and they all hated it. Not much business and a very stale or boring atmosphere.
I have no idea if the still use it I haven't bothered asking about it for at least a year.[/QUOTE]I'm going to do some research, call some people that have worked up there and see. Also ask the head waiters I know: [URL]https://hotelcascadas.com/rooms/9th-floor-baller-room-the-entire-9th-floor[/URL] I would post photos of the talent up there but I would get in trouble. "bad luck & trouble are my only friends" LOL In 3 weeks I will check it out in person.
[QUOTE=DonCarlos1234;2880870]I'm going to do some research, call some people that have worked up there and see. Also ask the head waiters I know: [URL]https://hotelcascadas.com/rooms/9th-floor-baller-room-the-entire-9th-floor[/URL] I would post photos of the talent up there but I would get in trouble. "bad luck & trouble are my only friends" LOL In 3 weeks I will check it out in person.[/QUOTE]I think you were looking at the blue print on the pics for the 9th floor that showed a pool but I think that was the blue print for what was previously the 10th floor baller suite. If memory serves me well they had the "best suite" on the 10th floor. When COVID hit and the 7th floor set up was hard to manage they decided to make the 10th floor suite into an actual club.
The 9th floor suite and its amenities are described on the website with no mention of a pool just private jacuzzi and a pool table. If you do a search you can see pics of the pool they had before. Also if you want a baller suite with a pool at a much lower price they still have one at the Rizo hotel.
If so, perhaps you can share your experience. I figure it would be dead.
[QUOTE=Guardman;2880953]If so, perhaps you can share your experience. I figure it would be dead.[/QUOTE]Don't expect the usual weekend or holiday buzz for Christmas day and New Years day and the week in between. There will be women but most will be gone. New Years day particularity will be dead. The eve is ok but I remember annoying drunk US dudes than anything else the last time I was in new years eve in the zona.
[QUOTE=Explorer8939;2880846]There is a free shuttle bus from the airport to the Old Town trolley station.
You have plenty of time to make it to Tijuana via the trolley.[/QUOTE]Typically a bit quicker to take the 992 bus into downtown San Diego and transfer to the blue line trolley there (since the Old Town station is actually a bit further from Tijuana than the airport is. That shuttle bus is actually taking you a bit further from where you want to go), though I guess just taking the blue line straight to San Ysidro may be more straightforward or some.
[QUOTE=BrotherMouzone;2880967]Typically a bit quicker to take the 992 bus into downtown San Diego and transfer to the blue line trolley there (since the Old Town station is actually a bit further from Tijuana than the airport is. That shuttle bus is actually taking you a bit further from where you want to go), though I guess just taking the blue line straight to San Ysidro may be more straightforward or some.[/QUOTE]Agree, the old town shuttle is free but takes you north and the wait for the blue line is longer there than the America plaza station because there is another blue line that turns back to san Yisidro at that station. The pay for the 992 bus is only $2:50 although I buy a card at the kiosk in the airport and just fill that up with a day pass.
[QUOTE=BrotherMouzone;2880967]Typically a bit quicker to take the 992 bus into downtown San Diego and transfer to the blue line trolley there (since the Old Town station is actually a bit further from Tijuana than the airport is. That shuttle bus is actually taking you a bit further from where you want to go), though I guess just taking the blue line straight to San Ysidro may be more straightforward or some.[/QUOTE]The airport shuttle bus to the trolley is free.
I don't know how to pay for the 992 bus, maybe the trolley Pronto card would work, or cash can be used.
But the airport shuttle bus is free.
[QUOTE=Guardman;2880953]If so, perhaps you can share your experience. I figure it would be dead.[/QUOTE]Christmas to New Years is the dead zone for the Zona Norte.
And the border crossing lines are out of control. Seriously, unless you have a Sentri card, it's not practical to go to Tijuana.
The next time I go to Mexico will be to Cancun. It's quicker to get there, and I can simply fly a HK chica there from Tijuana.
[QUOTE=BrotherMouzone;2880967]Typically a bit quicker to take the 992 bus into downtown San Diego and transfer to the blue line trolley there (since the Old Town station is actually a bit further from Tijuana than the airport is. That shuttle bus is actually taking you a bit further from where you want to go), though I guess just taking the blue line straight to San Ysidro may be more straightforward or some.[/QUOTE]Exit the terminal and look for the 992 bus stop which can't be missed unless blind. Get the Pronto app and just scan to get on the 992 bus. Exit the bus at American Plaza station and get on the blue line trolley to San Ysidro. Your initial scan on the bus is good for two hours so no need to scan again. You can't beat $2. 50 from airport to border.
[QUOTE=Explorer8939;2880988]The airport shuttle bus to the trolley is free.
I don't know how to pay for the 992 bus, maybe the trolley Pronto card would work, or cash can be used.
But the airport shuttle bus is free.[/QUOTE]If you pay using the Pronto app or Pronto card, the total cost comes out to $2. 50 regardless of whether you take the free airport shuttle bus to Old Town or take the 992 bus downtown.
If you take the 992 bus downtown the initial fee is $2.50 BUT you get a FREE 2-hour transfer window to any trolley or bus. So as long as you transfer to the blue line trolley within 2 hours your trolley ride is free, making the total cost $2. 50 to the border. When I'm in downtown San Diego I often stop in one of the Gaslamp restaurants to get something to eat (dine-in not take out) and still have more than enough time to transfer for free since you get 2 hours.
But if you're paying using cash, the total cost is $5. 00 to the border if you take the 992 bus. $2. 50 for the bus and then you pay $2. 50 separately for the trolley since they don't allow free transfers with cash.
[QUOTE=LuvMexicanas;2880997]Exit the terminal and look for the 992 bus stop which can't be missed unless blind. Get the Pronto app and just scan to get on the 992 bus. Exit the bus at American Plaza station and get on the blue line trolley to San Ysidro. Your initial scan on the bus is good for two hours so no need to scan again. You can't beat $2. 50 from airport to border.[/QUOTE]I think in theory you're supposed to scan again at the trolley when you transfer, though I highly doubt the MTS cops who check the fares would do anything since they'd be able to see you'd paid the fare on the bus. If you scan again at the trolley station it won't deduct from your balance as long as you paid a bus fare less than 2 hours previously.
I'm thinking about doing away with the Pronto app and just getting a Pronto card (for $2) as I've found the app a real pain in the ass to get a scan accepted at the trolley stations, whereas I never had a problem with those old cards they used to have before Pronto. Sometimes I can't get the app to accept a scan before the trolley comes so I just hop on without scanning.